Sennheiser Launches DeviceHub Cloud-Based AV Platform

ProSoundWeb: Sennheiser has announced the launch of DeviceHub, cloud-based platform designed to provide centralized visibility and control of Sennheiser devices from anywhere in the world, and following internal testing and a private beta phase, the platform is now publicly available in beta, starting with support for TeamConnect Bar Solutions.

Christie to sell video processing business to former owners

AV Magazine: Christie is to sell its broadcast and professional video business to its former owners Clark Williams and Jeff Wilson. The company announced an agreement in principle to sell the business to Vista PHX Crop, a new firm created by the former Vista Systems owners and industry veterans.

Google’s AI videos get a big upgrade with Veo 3.1

Ars Technica: It's getting harder to know what's real on the Internet, and Google is not helping one bit with the announcement of Veo 3.1. The company's new video model supposedly offers better audio and realism, along with greater prompt accuracy. The updated video AI will be available throughout the Google ecosystem, including the Flow filmmaking tool, where the new model will unlock additional features. And if you're worried about the cost of conjuring all these AI videos, Google is also adding a "Fast" variant of Veo.

Here's What's New With Veo 3.1, Google's Latest AI Video Model

Lifehacker: OpenAI's new Sora app has been the main focus concerning hyper-realistic AI slop over the past few weeks. Sora makes it all too easy for users to generate short-form videos that seem real enough to most people, including videos that showcase real people's likenesses.

OpenAI’s Sora Video App Is Jaw-Dropping (for Better and Worse)

The New York Times: The app we used was not TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts, the current leaders of short-form video. It was Sora, a smartphone app made by OpenAI that lets people create such videos entirely from artificial intelligence. Sora’s underlying technology debuted last year, but its latest version — which is faster and more powerful and can incorporate your likeness if you upload images of your face — was released on an invitation-only basis this week.

Go Inside the First Performance of RAGTIME on Broadway

www.broadwayworld.com: Go inside the first performance of Ragtime on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The new video features their first preview curtain call, along with audiences arriving at Lincoln Center and the high energy crowd at the stage door after the show.

Interact with OK Go's Innovative Open-Source Animated Music Video for 'Impulse Purchase'

Colossal: Known for their innovative music videos and dance-worthy tracks, OK Go knows the power of great visuals. Coordination is often the name of the game, from the viral treadmills in “Here It Goes Again” to 64 synced and choreographed smartphones in “A Stone Only Rolls Downhill.” For their latest release, “Impulse Purchase,” the group turned to another means of collaboration: open-source animation.

How Cobots Helped OK Go Build their Latest Music Video

Supply Chain Magazine: OK Go have built a reputation for music videos that test the limits of what’s technically possible. For the band’s latest single, Love, they teamed up with collaborative robots, known as cobots, to create their most complex video to date.

How OK Go used robots and mirrors to make 2025's most incredible music video so far

Creative Boom: In a cavernous Budapest train station, after 36 failed attempts and with time running out, take 37 finally captured what many thought impossible: a perfect single-take music video featuring 25 robotic arms moving in precise synchronisation with OK Go's latest track, Love.

Universal Robots helps rock band sync 30 robots in music video

roboticsandautomationnews.com: OK Go, the American rock band known for its wildly imaginative music videos, has once again pushed the boundaries of art and engineering – this time with the help of Universal Robots.

Uniguest: The all-in-one provider for IPTV, digital signage and enterprise video

AV Magazine: Content delivery shouldn’t be complicated. That’s why Uniguest has brought together trusted technologies – including popular solutions such as Tripleplay, Onelan, MediaStar, and more – into one secure, unified offering: Uniguest Hub.

Prolight + Sound Guangzhou 2021 to spotlight “Tech meets culture” among its 15 thematic halls

LightSoundJournal.com: The pro AV and entertainment fraternity is eagerly awaiting the 19th edition of Prolight + Sound Guangzhou (PLSG), which returns to areas A & B of the China Import and Export Complex from 16 – 19 May. With less than four months remaining before it opens its doors, exhibitor participation has exceeded expectations. The 2021 fair is set to surpass the scale of past editions, with 15 thematic halls spanning 150,000 sqm. Among many highlights on the show floor will be the “Tech meets culture” concept, which will take centre stage in hall 12.2.

Travis Scott’s first Fortnite concert was surreal and spectacular

The Verge: If there’s one thing you can say about Fortnite’s live events, it’s that they keep getting more ambitious. From the original rocket launch to the mech vs. kaiju battle to the black hole that wiped out an entire island, each new event is more elaborate than the last. Now we can say the same is true of the concerts. Last year’s Marshmello show was an exciting, dynamic example of what a virtual concert could look like. This week’s Travis Scott performance blew it out of the water.

David F. Sandberg video explains art of horror darkness

www.fastcompany.com: Horror films are practically synonymous with darkness. That uneasy feeling of something lurking in the shadows is what directors lean on to set the tone.

But have you ever considered what kind of darkness is being used? Better yet, are you properly watching all that darkness?

Hippotizer has a BLAST at Pro Series Global Final

ETNow.com: The long-awaited BLAST Pro Series Global Final, one of the highlights of the booming international e-sports market, was hosted in the Kingdom of Bahrain in December 2019, with Green Hippo’s Hippotizer media servers looking after the complex playback requirements.

Tested From Home: Foam and 3D-Printing Projects!

Tested: Bill from Punished Props Academy checks in with suggestions for foam and 3D printing projects to work on while we're sheltering-in-place at home. These range from easy-to-make hand props to elaborate prop replicas from some of our favorite movies and video games.

Hana S. Kim Projection Design for The Industry's Sweet Land Opera

www.livedesignonline.com: Independent, artist-driven company, The Industry, recently immersed its audience in a singular historical fact: History is fragmented. Perspectives and opinions differ; details hidden or embellished; certain voices censored or even silenced. The Industry advertises its production of Sweet Land as “an opera that erases itself.” The Arrivals come to shore and meet another civilization, the Hosts, and from there, the story splinters. Guided through the L.A. State Historic Park, the audience members were separated into diverging tracks across the space to experience different perspectives of history.

Makeup Tutorial with ABT's Connor Holloway

Dance Magazine: Watch American Ballet Theatre corps dancer Connor Holloway's Euphoria-inspired makeup tutorial!

Fox uses unique video wall with angled 'doors' as backdrop for Emmys

NewscastStudio: Old fashioned bunny ears? Iron Man’s mask? A nod to “X” in the “Fox” logo? All (or none) of the above?

The stage design for Fox’s telecast of the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards used a massive curved LED screen with multiple unique wedge shaped “door” segments that could raise and lower to allow for presenter entrances and layered looks.

DJI Osmo Mobile 3 Review: Incredible for the Price

gizmodo.com: Smartphones have become an affordable tool for filmmakers on tight budgets, and accessory makers are following suit by giving aspiring directors access to Hollywood-caliber filmmaking tools that won’t blow a shoestring budget. The third generation of DJI’s Osmo smartphone gimbal pairs smooth stabilized camera movements with a much improved compact folding design—and it does it for $30 less than the previous version.